System and method for providing wearable authentication and management

Abstract

A system for wearable authentication and management is disclosed. In particular, the system may include identifying and authenticating a user through biometric data or movement signatures specific to the wearer of a wearable device. Once the user and wearable device are authenticated, the system may activate and provision connectivity services for the wearable device, associate the device with a device ecosystem of the user, and push predefined settings to the wearable device. Additionally, the system may deliver communications that are transmitted to other devices in the device ecosystem to the wearable device while the wearable device is worn by the user. If the user no longer wears the wearable device or the wearable device is not utilized for a period of time, the system may deactivate the connectivity services for the wearable device and remove any settings pushed to the wearable device.

We claim: 
     
       1. A system, comprising:
 a memory that stores instructions; and 
 a processor that executes the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising:
 authenticating a first wearable device worn by a first user for access to connectivity services associated with a plan provided by a service provider; 
 connecting, after authenticating the first wearable device, the first wearable device to a device ecosystem; 
 delivering, to the first wearable device, predefined settings established for the first wearable device in the plan for the connectivity services; 
 removing, from the first wearable device, a communication delivered to the first wearable device when the first user no longer wears the first wearable device; and 
 relegating, if the first wearable device is not utilized for a threshold period of time, the first wearable device to a network that blocks the first wearable device from accessing the device ecosystem. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise delivering the communication to the first wearable device. 
     
     
       3. The system of  claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise delivering the communication to the first wearable device after receiving the communication from a primary device associated with the plan. 
     
     
       4. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise provisioning, after authenticating the first wearable device, the connectivity services for the first wearable device. 
     
     
       5. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving biometric data from the first wearable device. 
     
     
       6. The system of  claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise authenticating the first wearable device upon determining that the biometric data matches other biometric data associated with the plan. 
     
     
       7. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise sharing, after the first wearable device is relegated to the network, information with other devices in the device ecosystem indicating that the first wearable device has been removed from the device ecosystem. 
     
     
       8. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise removing the predefined settings established for the first wearable device when the first wearable device is no longer worn. 
     
     
       9. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise tracking a location of the first wearable device. 
     
     
       10. The system of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise sharing the location with other devices in the device ecosystem. 
     
     
       11. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise downloading, to the first wearable device, preferences contained in a user profile associated with the plan after authenticating the first wearable device. 
     
     
       12. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise facilitating the first wearable device in adjusting functionality of a computing device communicatively linked to the first wearable device based on the preferences. 
     
     
       13. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise authenticating the first wearable device for a transaction with a third party after authenticating the first wearable device. 
     
     
       14. A method, comprising:
 authenticating, by utilizing instructions from a memory that are executed by a processor, a first wearable device worn by a first user for access to connectivity services associated with a plan provided by a service provider; 
 connecting, after authenticating the first wearable device, the first wearable device to a device ecosystem; 
 delivering, to the first wearable device, predefined settings established for the first wearable device in the plan for the connectivity services; 
 removing, from the first wearable device, a communication delivered to the first wearable device when the first user no longer wears the first wearable device; and 
 relegating, if the first wearable device is not utilized for a threshold period of time, the first wearable device to a network that blocks the first wearable device from accessing the device ecosystem. 
 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 14 , further comprising determining a movement signature of the first user. 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 15 , further comprising authenticating the first wearable device for access to the connectivity services if the movement signature of the first user matches another movement signature associated with the plan. 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 14 , further comprising deactivating the connectivity services for the first wearable device when the first wearable device is no longer worn. 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 14 , further comprising facilitating the first wearable device in adjusting functionality of a computing device communicatively linked to the first wearable device based on preferences contained in a user profile associated with the plan. 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 14 , further comprising sharing, after the first wearable device is relegated to the network, information with other devices in the device ecosystem indicating that the first wearable device has been removed from the device ecosystem. 
     
     
       20. A non-transitory computer-readable device comprising instructions, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
 authenticating a first wearable device worn by a first user for access to connectivity services associated with a plan provided by a service provider; 
 facilitating, after authenticating the first wearable device, connection of the first wearable device to a device ecosystem; 
 providing, to the first wearable device, predefined settings established for the first wearable device in the plan for the connectivity services; 
 removing, from the first wearable device, a communication delivered to the first wearable device when the first user no longer wears the first wearable device; and 
 relegating, if the first wearable device is not utilized for a threshold period of time, the first wearable device to a network that blocks the first wearable device from accessing the device ecosystem.